APPLICATION, VALIDATION AND TESTING OF SWAT MODEL TO ASSESS IMPACTS OF WETLANDS ON WATER QUALITY AT THE CHOPTANK

• Sponsoring Institution: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0433334
• Project Start Date: Aug 15, 2018
• Project End Date: Oct 14, 2020
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
UNIV OF MARYLAND
(N/A)
COLLEGE PARK,MD 20742

Performing Department
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

Non Technical Summary
(N/A)

Animal Health Component

40%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

60%

Applied

40%

Developmental

0%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
111	0320	2050	20%
102	0210	2020	50%
112	0330	2070	10%
132	0499	2020	10%
404	7210	2050	10%

Knowledge Area
102 - Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships; 112 - Watershed Protection and Management; 111 - Conservation and Efficient Use of Water; 132 - Weather and Climate; 404 - Instrumentation and Control Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
0320 - Watersheds; 0210 - Water resources; 0499 - Atmosphere, general/other; 0330 - Wetland and riparian systems; 7210 - Remote sensing equipment and technology;

Field Of Science
2070 - Meteorology and climatology; 2020 - Engineering; 2050 - Hydrology;

Keywords

irrigation

wetland

hydroperiod

ditch

drainage

swat

model

Goals / Objectives
Calibrate and validate SWAT models on the Choptank River Watershed to assess impacts of ditch drainage and irrigation on wetland hydroperiod.

Project Methods
The SWAT model will be calibrated and validated for use in assessing impacts of irrigation. Groundwater data and wetland hydroperiod data linked to stream stage data will be used to validate model outcome.